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What's Addiction? for Kids

An addiction is an urge to do something that is hard to control or stop.

This is the long word for what most kids know as vaccines.

Someone who has uncontrolled diabetes may pee a lot. Polyuria is the medical word for this.

Ring, ring, ring! It's not the phone — it's the word for a ringing sound in the ears.

Got gums? Then you have to protect them against gingivitis, the word for gum disease.

This word means wax.

Neuropathy is the medical word for disease of the nervous system.

Retinopathy is the medical word for disease of the retina.

The pancreas contains clusters of cells that make hormones. These clusters are known as islets.

Glucose (a type of sugar) is the body's main energy source. Hypoglycemia occurs when the levels get too low.